books.google.co.uk - Chinese, one of the oldest active languages, evolved over 5,000 years. As such, it makes for a fascinating case study in the development of language. This cultural history of Chinese demonstrates that the language grew and responded to its music and visual expression in a manner very similar to contemporary...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/A_Cultural_History_of_the_Chinese_Langua.html?id=ChyVgZMAiUoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA Cultural History of the Chinese Language